We are ready to expand our little family of three into a family of four! Teddy is now 4 months old and he just seems like he needed a playmate. Being a stay-at-home Beachbody coach, I was home 24/7, but he really needed a companion in his own species. Two dogs are not always right for everyone, so we did a lot of thinking before deciding to bring a new puppy home. I did a lot of research on adopting puppies, and God put it in my heart to adopt a puppy from a foster home. The particular foster home that I adopted our new puppy from rescues animals from kill shelters and transfers them to foster homes that will care for the animal until an adopter comes along.
We actually have been searching on adoptapet.com and petfinder.com for the puppy that stuck out to us. Louie, a 10 month old Cockapoo really stood out to us as the one we wanted to adopt and who would get along best with our energetic 4 month old Pomeranian. Louie was born in a shelter in South Carolina who was transported to a foster home here in Pennsylvania.
We decided to keep the name Louie, because that is the name he recognized his whole life. When I went to meet him, he was very scared of me and other people. He allowed me to take him on a short walk to build a relationship with him before bringing him home. As soon as I brought him home, he was unsure of the new place, but Teddy quickly was trying to build a relationship with him. Louie sat on the couch for a few hours eating treats until he was comfortable to play with Teddy. Since that moment, they were inseparable!
We have been working with Louie to familiarize himself with other people and to take away that fear. The first time we went out for ice cream at a small family farm, he bolted and dragged me back to the car. He was very afraid of Adam for the first few months, until Adam worked with him and took him on walks. His favorite thing to do is to go on walks and be in nature. Allowing him to do what he loves has really opened him up and made him less afraid. Now he enjoys meeting other dogs, going to parks, and being in his forever home.
Louie is really the best dog that we could have asked for. He knows where he came from and now that he has a fur-ever home, his attitude is always so positive and he's always so thankful, showing us with his body language. I strongly suggest rescuing animals from shelters and foster homes. They are lonely and relying on someone to give them a chance. They deserve all of your love, and after adopting Louie, I have realized how important saving a dog's life is. Please consider opening your heart and home to another animal from a shelter or foster home. They will be so grateful to you that you chose them to have a wonderful fur-ever home.
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